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单词 freight engine
释义

freight engine


noun

a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.

Origin of freight engine

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby freight engine

Freiburg, freight, freightage, freight agent, freight car, freight engine, freighter, freight forwarder, freighthopping, freight house, freightliner
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Example sentences from the Web for freight engine

  • "Better to have ended it all under the wheels of the freight-engine," he had told himself.

    Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
  • The freight-engine has six driving-wheels, 545∕8 inches in diameter.

    A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
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